Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,849,707, asserted by Querytron Heggem LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The ‘707 patent relates generally to search engines and, more specifically, to methods for business-oriented search. It has been asserted against Alibaba, Fiverr, and Redfin Corp.

The contest will expire on December 31, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.